Cassiope Peak, North Joffre Creek

<p>Very touchy conditions BTL, Alpine, subalpine. High winds and cold in alpine. Pit at the base of a convex slope showed storm snow down 15 cm broke away easily on previous storm layer. This weakness was observed on all slopes, all elevations that were skied. Easily triggered a minor sluff in open trees on a 50 degree slope. Skier shot, just after photo taken, the ski cut released a fast moving sluff that shot into a terrain trap on the descent to the swamp. Air temperature was warm at the time. Numerous other naturals from midday the day earlier.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Mellow slopes, Sunny slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Convex slopes, Steep slopes.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Hard, Deep powder, Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cold, Windy, Warm, Cloudy, Sunny.